childhood

ahhh...to be a child.
i'll be honest.
some days {ok. most days...} i get annoyed with "childish" things...
"no, i can't push you on the swing any more."
"no, i can't play another game of Memory...i have to fold laundry."
"be quiet. stop laughing so loud...sawyer's sleeping."
what?!?
who tells someone to stop LAUGHING!!!
i do. and i hate that.

we took a walk to the playground before lunch.
and i was struck with the joy of being a child.

i let myself go.
i let them go.
we walk through a tunnel to get there.
and i let them scream their little brains out so that it would echo...
"oh, yeah!"
and i screamed too!

"mom, can i run up the hill and then run down super fast?"
yes! go do it!

after lunch, bailey had a party in her room.
we ran around like maniacs.
i was dancing with sawyer.
and then joshua came in with 2 pillows.
"mom, can you make me a hamburger and eat me?'
as he's laying on top of one pillow. and wants me to put the other one on top of him and "eat him."
he laughed so hard.
where do they come up with this stuff?!?
i don't know.
but childhood is amazing.
and i love watching it.

i'm going to try to do better at taking it in...the simplicity and joy.